If you have not unlocked this quest yet it is because previous quests have to be completed first.

This quest is unlocked at level 17. Once completed you will be able to add extra floors to your houses! You have 6 days to complete this quest if you want the prize of the elevators and escalators pack (no its not actually a pack, you have to buy each one separately). If you don’t complete in 6 days you can still complete the quest you just won’t get the prize.

Call home store using phone: call hotline- 19 hours (if you make two sims do this option at different houses and leave one of them alone until you get this same goal for the second time you can save yourself 19 hours!)

Call home store hotline using phone: call hotline- 9 hours (this goal appears twice so if you make two sims do this option at different houses and leave one of them at that house until you get this goal for the second time you can save yourself 9 hours as it will complete the goal as soon as you go to that house)

You can now add up to 5 floors to your house- a second floor costs 300,000, a third floor costs 500,000, a fourth floor costs 800,000 and a fifth floor costs 1,000,000!
You unlock stairs and firepoles even if you don’t finish the quest in time

Once you complete the patio, balcony and basement quests you will unlock 4 more stairs:

Prize: Elevators and Escalators

Is the prize worth it? Yes, there are some really nice elevators and escalators available but you do have to buy them, it also is quite tricky to complete the quest within the time limit especially if it takes you ages to save up and build the community center.

Where can I find them? In the stairs section of the home store.

You cannot unlock the elevators or escalators if you do not complete this quest in the time limit

I have missed this quest! Why can’t I start it yet?
You cannot miss main quests they have to be completed in order. You need to complete all previous quests (list can be found here) and reach level 17 before you can start this quest

Can I complete this quest even though I am passed level 17?
Yes, you just need to complete all previous quests then this quest will start automatically

Why are there two versions of this quest?
Some quests have two versions, as when the makers have updated the times for quests they haven’t updated them on all devices so some players still get the old times

The game says I have to complete the multi story renovations quest to be able to build the community center, what is the problem?
There is no problem, you have to start the multi story quest and the first goal is to build the community center so you cannot build it until you get that first goal in the quest

I don’t understand what you mean when you say you can do both call the home store/ hotline goals at once to save time?
This goal appears twice so it is like being able to start a goal early that you have access to (read the question below if you don’t understand this) to do this you need two sims and two different houses:
1- When you get the goal to call home store you can set sim 1 to do the task
2- In a different house which you need to stay away from until you get the second goal you can have sim 2 also do the task
3- When sim 1 is done you complete the goal the first time
4- Wait until you get the goal again to call home store and you can go to sim 2 to complete it straight away!

What do you mean when you say a goal can be started early?
Any goal that you can normally do can be started early because you will have access to it and any goal that you can’t normally do you will have to wait until you get the goal to be able to complete it
The tip with this method is to put the sim doing that action early in a different house that you cannot go to until you get that goal or it will not work

Does it matter if the banana bread burns? Will the goal still complete?
The goal will still complete even if it causes a fire

I crafted the 1st set of woodworking items before I got the task to, my game now won’t complete the goal, what should I do?
You will need to find the next 3 items in the second row to complete this goal

What do I get if I complete this quest in the time limit?
Elevators and escalators

What happens if I don’t complete in the time limit, can I still finish this quest?
Yes you have to finish it to unlock the ability to add up to 5 floors to your houses as well as unlocking stairs and firepoles before you can move onto the next quest

I didn’t complete in the time limit, can I restart the quest?
No, you cannot redo quests

Can I still get the prize if I don’t complete in the time limit?
No, the only way to get the limited time prizes is by completing the quest in the time limit

I don’t like this quest! Can I just skip it?
No, you have to complete this quest before you can move onto the next one

I completed the quest but I cannot place stairs, why?
Firstly make sure you have rooms upstairs and also give this post a read, it explains how to add stairs to a house

Some times are slightly different on my game, why is this?
Times may vary depending on the star rating of the item you are using, as the higher star rating an item has the quicker you will complete a goal

Some times are really off/ different goals show for me, why is this?

This will be because the quest has been updated recently, I try my best to keep these posts up to date but it is difficult as I cannot redo every quest each time the game is updated. If you notice any changes please let me know so I can update the post

This post is an update of my shop, I hadn’t been playing for a while as I got really bored of having no goals (but that is for another post!) so I decided to go back on and redesign my whole shop to make the whole thing a bit more exciting again!

I will post a before and after picture of the shop so you can really see the difference. There were some thing’s that I really liked, the layout of the changing rooms and the wedding and ski displays so I have kept them, but moved some parts for better use of walls.

The main things were; I wanted to fill the excess space that previously had no use, I wanted to include more of the wonderful floor displays and I wanted it to all flow together nicely.

EA have heard our suggestions to change the life dreams update and they have! – well they kind of have, they have started fixing the ageing feature so far -there is still a lot that could be better but it’s a start.

So what’s changed?

1. LP costs for reset/ advance options for life stages have been reduced which I’m pleased they have done, it seems less money grabbing now.

Resetting

Baby- I don’t have a baby at the moment but I’m assuming it will cost 1LP

Toddler-1LP

Preteen- 2LPs

Teen-2LPs

Adult-3LPs

Senior-3LPs

Advancing

Baby- I don’t have a baby at the moment but I’m assuming it will cost 2LPs too!

Toddler-2LPs

Preteen-2LPs

Teen-2LPs

Adult-2LPs

Senior-2LPs

These are the costs if you choose to age up early, the reset prices may differ if you wait until their life stage is up.

2. The time the grim reaper appears for senior sims has been pushed back to later in their life stage which I prefer because it was really creepy!

If you haven’t got these changes yet the advice is to force close the game and/or reboot your device while connected to the Internet.

They say they are investigating further improvements so fingers crossed for an update to turn off automatic ageing!

If you complete the quest within 2 days you unlock the snow outfits, if you don’t complete within the time you can still unlock the snow park and weather machine. A lot of the tasks can be started early so it is quite easy to complete in the time limit

Times may vary depending on the star rating an item has.

Search for ufos in the park- 1 minute 30 seconds (using the telescope)

Be nice to an alien- 1 minute

Become friends with an alien (to bring him to your house, use the simtracker and click the whistle)

I have missed this quest! Why can’t I start it yet?
You cannot miss main quests they have to be completed in order. You need to complete all previous quests (list can be found here) and reach level 16 before you can start this quest

Can I complete this quest even though I am passed level 16?
Yes, you just need to complete all previous quests then this quest will start automatically

Why are there two versions of this quest?
Some quests have two versions, as when the makers have updated the times for quests they haven’t updated them on all devices so some players still get the old times

How do I become friends with the alien?
Be nice to Osiris until your sim becomes friends with him, do this again to become best friends when you get that goal

What do you mean when you say a goal can be started early?
Any goal that you can normally do can be started early because you will have access to it and any goal that you can’t normally do you will have to wait until you get the goal to be able to complete it
The tip with this method is to put the sim doing that action early in a different house that you cannot go to until you get that goal or it will not work

I have spent S16,000 on items but the goal will not complete, why?
Make sure you are just buying items from the electronics section of buy mode

How do I negotiate with a sim eating plant?
You need to grow lettuce until it turns into a sim eating plant then when it has you will be able to negotiate with it

How do I get my sims to woohoo?
You need two sims who are partners to be able to get this interaction

I already have a world globe, do I have to buy another one?
Yes you do or you cannot complete this quest

I don’t have a stereo, where can I find one?
You can buy one from the electronics section

What do I get if I complete this quest in the time limit?
Snow outfits

What happens if I don’t complete in the time limit, can I still finish this quest?
Yes you have to finish it to unlock the snow park and weather machine before you can move onto the next quest

I didn’t complete in the time limit, can I restart the quest?
No, you cannot redo quests

Can I still get the prize if I don’t complete in the time limit?
No, the only way to get the limited time prizes is by completing the quest in the time limit

I don’t like this quest! Can I just skip it?
No, you have to complete this quest before you can move onto the next one

Some times are slightly different on my game, why is this?
Times may vary depending on the star rating of the item you are using, as the higher star rating an item has the quicker you will complete a goal

Some times are really off/ different goals show for me, why is this?

This will be because the quest has been updated recently, I try my best to keep these posts up to date but it is difficult as I cannot redo every quest each time the game is updated. If you notice any changes please let me know so I can update the post